Is your Mardi Gras costume ready?

With Mardi Gras falling two to three months after Christmas depending on the year, many New Orleanians keep their Christmas trees up and swap their red and green decorations for purple and gold ornaments on the feast of the Epiphany (Jan. 6).

As we look back at the month of January, it was a warm month at Louis Armstrong International Airport. The average high was 63 degrees, and the average low was around 46 degrees. The mean temperature was 54.5 degrees, which was 1.1 degrees warmer than normal.

Women have always given bold witness to their faith. Today, the Archdiocese of New Orleans is celebrating the extraordinary contributions of women putting their gifts and talents to work in service to the Catholic Church with a new series titled “Women in Witness.”

Every carnival season, there’s always something new and fabulous to wear to Mardi Gras. That infamous (but otherwise tacky) swirl of purple, green and gold pops up in surprising ways.

On my trip to the Public Relations Society of America’s Marketing and Digital Communications Conference in San Diego, I learned about traveling for business. If you’re attending a conference, keep these tips in mind to make the most of your time:

Knowing what to post on your company’s social media accounts can be challenging, but some simple guidelines can help you keep it updated. Certain types of content can perform best for each platform:

If you’re a young professional, it’s likely that retirement is the last thing on your mind. With so many unknown factors in a lifetime, it is vital to start saving early for retirement.

If you want people to engage and talk with you, ask better questions. We all know that the answer to “How was your day?” will typically be “fine.” Ask a more open question.

What an exciting time to be a New Orleanian! On the heels of our 2018 Tricentennial, we are experiencing the convergence of Mardi Gras and our amazing Saints.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the loss of a local landmark, which was particularly connected to Carnival history: the French Opera House. Built at Bourbon and Toulouse Streets in 1859, it was the center of the city’s cultural life for more than 60 years.

The New Orleans Chamber and Fidelity Bank P.O.W.E.R. have teamed up to host the city’s first collaborative Women’s Leadership Conference, coming up on March 22.